OUR MISSION
UpReach Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to inspiring hope, fostering independence, and improving the physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of individuals with and without disabilities by partnering with the power of the horse.
OUR HISTORY
UpReach Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Inc. was founded in 1992 by Edith "Edie" Loeb-Tomasko as UpReach Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc. The property, once known as Brindle Ledge Farm, belonged to Nackey S. Loeb and her daughter, Edie who owned, bred, and trained thoroughbreds. Therapeutic riding lessons began with 2 participants, a few volunteers, and one borrowed horse.
“We have found a refuge [at UpReach]; a place where we don’t need to explain about our lives, a place where we are comfortable and feel comforted. We are grateful for the volunteers, the staff and the wonderful horses that, for an hour each week, enable our daughter to feel like an ordinary girl on her horse.”
